Overview
- Italian prosecutors continue a negligent homicide inquiry into a crash that killed 24-year-old Gaia Costa when Vivian Alexandra Spohr’s SUV struck her at a Porto Cervo pedestrian crossing.
- An autopsy on Costa’s body has been carried out and the seized SUV is undergoing technical inspections after Spohr’s alcohol and drug tests returned negative results.
- Investigators are reviewing CCTV footage and phone records to determine whether driver distraction contributed to the collision.
- Spohr returned to Munich after the accident but remains under formal investigation and has pledged full cooperation with Italian judicial authorities.
- Under Italy’s omicidio stradale laws, drivers can face criminal liability for negligent pedestrian deaths on marked crossings even without evidence of intoxication.